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13 June 2012

Aalto Studying and Improving Design Practice Symposium 2012

Aalto University, Finland

September 6, 2012

Aalto Studying and Improving Design Practice 2012 Symposium - September 6th

Call for participation:

Aalto Studying and Improving Design Practice Symposium 2012

Thursday 6th of September 2012

Aalto University Töölö campus, Helsinki, Finland

http://hiit.fi/designPractice2012

Synopsis:

Join our symposium on the future of product design in Aalto University.

This event is aimed for both researchers and practitioners of design. We present the selected local and global research in the area. We present two international keynotes on the empirical studies of design practice at global companies by Stanford University (U.S.) and KTH (Sweden) researchers. Two Aalto research projects, LUTUS and VISCI share their results from collaboration with leading Finnish design companies.

Call for participation:

Researchers: if you would like to present your own results from industry collaboration in this event, please submit a 100 word abstract for Lassi Liikkanen via email (contact below) by first of August (1.8.2012).

Details:

In this event you will learn and discuss the latest and upcoming research in product design. Get inspiration for your own research or ideas for developing your product design organization.

Learn how design practice can be studied and improved successfully. Meet researchers and progressive company R&D people

Our guest speakers are:

PhD Ingrid Kihlander, Concept Leader at Volvo, recent graduate from KTH, Stockholm

Ingrid studied decision making processes at Volvo in close relationship for several years. She  will share her experiences of improving design practice through research.

Joachim Lyon,  PhD student at Stanford University, working with Prof.

Pamela Hinds at Center for Work, Technology & Organization.

Joachim has been observing design practices at global design companies for several years and will discuss emerging findings from a study of design practice across continents and between functional departments

within organizations.               

Timetable outline:

9:30 - 16:30 Closure

Location:

At Aalto Töölö campus, downtown Helsinki, Finland.  Aalto School of Economics, Arcadia building (Adress: Lapuankatu 6) Map Room OP-Pohjola

(E-107)

RSVP & updates:

Register (for free) to reserve your seat and meal in this exciting event in September in Internet:

http://hiit.fi/designPractice2012

You are welcome!

On behalf of LUTUS and VISCI project teams,

Dr. Lassi A Liikkanen

http://hiit.fi/lassial

HIIT, Aalto University, Finland